Pop star Michael Jackson 's former chef claimed today he caught the singer with his hands down movie star Macaulay Culkin's pants.
Phillip LeMarque told Santa Maria court in California that he saw Jackson fondle the child actor in 1991.
He described how he had been summoned to cook and deliver French fries to the singer in the early hours of the morning. As he walked in to the arcade area of Jackson 's Neverland ranch, Mr LeMarque recalled seeing the pair at a video game.
He claimed Jackson was holding Culkin up with his right arm so he could reach the controls. His left hand, he said, was inside the crotch area of the Home Alonestar's pants.
"I was shocked," the chef said. "I almost dropped the French fries."
He said he started to retreat before he remembered that he had to deliver the meal.
He ventured back in, making a lot of noise, he told the court.
Mr LeMarque (70) said he did not reported the incident to police because he thought no one would believe him.
Culkin has repeatedly denied ever being abused by the singer.
The chef conceded he had spoken to a media broker who told him he could get up to $500,000 for his story. In the end he decided selling the story would be against his principles and claimed he has never made a money from selling stories about Jackson.
He said parts of his story had appeared in the tabloids because the broker released an unauthorised tape recording of his interview. Under cross-examination, Mr LeMarque said he and his wife had sued Jackson for overtime and received a settlement.
Earlier, Adrian McManus, a former Neverland maid who claims she saw Jackson inappropriately touch four boys, was accused of being after Jackson 's money.
She claimed she once saw Jackson kissing Culkin's cheek, his hand resting on the child's bottom. She also said she had seen him kiss 1993 accuser Jordy Chandler on the cheek and mouth and put his hand on his genital area.
Under cross-examination, Jackson 's lawyer Tom Mesereau sought to discredit her evidence by portraying her as greedy and vengeful after losing a lawsuit against the singer in the 1990s.
Ms McManus admitted she and other employees had sold stories to the tabloids, one which claimed inside knowledge of Jackson 's sex life with ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. But the former maid admitted she had no information about the pair's sex life, and had never seen Presley or any other women sleep in Jackson 's bedroom.
Judge Rodney Melville rejected the defence's request for a mistrial based on claims state witnesses had been discussing the case outside court. The trial was adjourned until Monday.
Jackon has denied charges of having sexual relations with minors.
AP